Improved machine for stuffing- horse-collars



l parts.

' niet site GEORGE'r w. HoBAR'r, or SILVERTON; OREGON.

j Letters Patent No. 90,1170,` dated Mag/.18, 1869.

' IMPROVED `MIACHINZE! VIEQII STUFFING- HORSE-COLLARS.

The Schedule referred to inthese Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all 'whom it 'nia/y concern:` 4 Beit known that I, GEORGE W. HoAn'r, of Silverton, in the county of Marion, and State --of Oregon,

. have invented a new andV improved Machine for Filling Horse-Gollars`; and Ido `hereby declare .that the l' following isa full, cleanand exact description thereof', whichwillenable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,r`efereuce being had to the accompanying i drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved machine,takei1,through the linea tig. `2.

Figure 2 `is a top or plan `view `of the same. Figure 3 is a detail sectional view, showing the manner in which the collar-board is pivoted to the slide.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional View of the hopper for iilling cut, or ne stufling.` f l l i Similar letters ofrcfereuce indicate corresponding My invention has for itslobject to furnish a simple,

. convenient, and effective machine for filling, or stung the rims and balls of horse-collars, by means of which the work may be done easily, quickly, and well; and

It `consists iu the construction" and combination of the various parts yof the machine, as hereinafter more fully described. i

A is the base-plate, or frame of the machine, to the rear part of which is securely attached the lower-end of the vertical board, orframeB. l

O C2 (L3 are three inclined `parallel bars, or beams, theupper ends of which'are securely4attached to the upper part of the vertical board, or frame B, and the lower vends of which are securely attached-tothe forl `ward partof the base-plate, or`frame. A.

D is a crank-wheel, the 4shaft d* 0T which works in bearings in the upper parts of the inclined bars C',

andwhich is made heavy, so.v as Vto serve as a dy, .or balance-wheel.

` The crank-pindiof theV wheel D is adjustably securedto the said wheel by a screw, as. shown-in iig. l,

so that it may be adj usted `nearer to or further' from 1the centre of `said wheelvD,r.according to the desired i throw of the stuling-rod.`

E is a pitman, the upper end of which is pivoted to the crank-pin di ofthe wheel D, and the .lower end of whichis pivoted to the sliding block, or cross-headF. 1 Uponthe ends of the sliding block, .or-cross-head F "are formed tongues, which enter lougitudinalgrooves formed Vin the adjacent sidesof the Vtwo inclined bars O* and Oz. f Y

G is the stufhng, or filling-rod, theupper endof which'is bent-at` right angles, so as to ent-er a hole formed for its reception in the upper side ofthe crosshead, or'slidiug block F, where Ait is detachablyse- `cured in lplace by a button pivoted,` to said crosshead,

or by other convenient means. 'b Thelower end of the rod- G is flattened, and basa short fork formed in it, as shown in hg. l. The rod, ythus constructed, is de- `signed for use in filling, or stuing a collar 4withshng To the lower "partfof the forward side of the rack I,

is attacheda short tube, J, leadingV into theA interior of said rack, which is designed to ent'er the collar to be stuffed, and through which the rod Gpasses, forcing the material through the said tube intothe'said collar.

The base of the feed-rack I is made liauged, or dovetailed, as shown in iig. l, and is inserted vin placeand removed therefrom through a ,dovetailed notch in the beam, or bar C, into a dovetailed notch in the slide K, so as to be carried up said slide K.

When eut,`or ne material is to be used for 'stuiing/ the collar, the feed-rack I is removed,"and replaced with the feed-hopper 'L, -which is open at the top, and

the sidesof which are close, except a hole in the lower j x i l parts ofits rear 'and frontsides, for the passage of the stung-rod. A

The hopper L is provided with ai small tube, J, in

the same manner, and for the same purpose, as before described with reference to the tube J of the feed-` rack I.

K is a board,or plate, sliding in the longitudinal slots in the beams C C2, and carrying with it the feedrack, or hopper, as hereinafter described.

,k is a plate, let into a recess in the upper slde of the board, or slide K. The plate Itl is slotted longitudinally, as 'shown in 3,' which slot is made with two or more recesses upon each side to receive the,

'pivotof' the collar-board M, so that the position of said collar-board may be adj usted in various positions, as required. i

M is the collar-board, to which the collar to be stuied is attached by nails,`as shown in g. 2 or by other convenient detachable means. jlhe collar-board Mis made smaller than the slide K, and is secured in placc,`whenadjusted in proper position, by the pins m, or equivalent, inserted in holes in the slide K, close to the one or the other edge of the collar-board M, according tothe position in which said collar-board has A been adjusted. This. construction allows the collarboard M to be turned end for end, moved up or down, or to one or the othersidel of the slide K, and secured iu place without. its being necessary to detach the collar. or change itsrposition upon saidrboard. A i To the under side `of `the slide K is attached toot-hed rack; lai, into the teeth ol' which mesh the teeth of thegear-wheel N,`attached ytor the shaft O,

and down with and by the which works in bearings in the beams, or bars O10 O3, and to one end of which is attached the crank P, by'means of which theslide K is moved up and down.

To the'shaft O is attached a pulley, Q, to which is attached the end of-the rope, or chain R, which passes around said pulley Q, over apulley, S, pivoted to the upper part of the machine; and to the other end of said rope, or chain is attached a Weight, T, the size of which should be regulated by the closeness with which it is desired to have the stuing packed, the weight T holding the slide K up against the stuiingrod G with a force proportional to the size of said weight.

The slide K is kept from being drawn up by the weight T by the pawl U, attached to one of the beams C,.aud the engaging-end of which engages with the teeth of the ratchet-Wheel V, attached to or connected with the shaft O.

To the shaft d* of the crank-wheel D is attached al ends is attached the crank Z, by means of which -the machine is operated,

When the machine is to be operated by other than hand-power, the crank Z and pulley Y may be omitted, and the power applied directly to the shaft d'.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as'new, and 'desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the crank-wheel D, adjustable crank-piu dpitman E, sliding block, or crossfhead F, stuffing-rod G, feed-rack I and hopper L, either or bot-h, tube J, slide K, and adjustable collar-board M, with each other and with the frame A B, C' C C3, substantially as herein shownand described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. Adjustahly pivoting the collar-board M to the slide K by means of the slotted and recessed plate k, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the rack k, gear-wheel N, shaft O, rack V, pawl U, crank P, pulley Q, rope or chain 'R, and weight T, with each other and with the slide K, and beams, or bars O O2 C3, substantially as ierexin shown and described,'and for the purposes set ort GEORGE W.VHOBAR.T.

VVtuesses:

WILLIS DUNAGAN, WM. W. SAmmERs. 

